apple or of other fruits, immediately sets up growth that finally 

 destroys it. 



In the illustration is shown the result of an experiment by 

 the inoculation of this fungus spore. The point of a fine needle 

 was thrust once, into a rotten spot upon an apple, and then 

 just touched upon a perfectly sound apple, in a number of places, 

 the fine point of the needle penetrating the skin by the lightest 

 possible touch. Eight days afterwards, the apple inoculated by 

 the needle point, showed the growth of the spores at the point 



LLUSTRATING INOCULATION OF ROT 



of each needle prick. Ten days later the growth of these spots 

 had extended to large patches of rot or decay, until finally the 

 entire apple was involved. 



This experiment teaches the lesson of the great need of care 

 in every process of handling the fruit, that no bruises or injury 

 to the skin shall occur, for if it does, the apples are certain to 

 decay and cause loss. 



Much of the spraying that is done for the control of insects 

 may include the fungicides for the protection of the fruit and 

 trees from disease so that both objects may be accomplished 

 in the same operation. 



Injury from mice and rabbits has to be guarded against. Mice 

 eat the bark around the base of trees in times of deep snow, and 



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